We've probably all heard of he song "American Pie" from Don McLean right? Ever wonder what the lyrics really mean? Here's the chorus from the song: (sing along if you like)

They were singing,"bye-bye, miss american pie."Drove my chevy to the levee,But the levee was dry.Them good old boys were drinkiní whiskey and rye (pizza??) Singiní, "thisíll be the day that I die."

Look at the lyrics and it becomes obvious that "Them good old boys" were "cruzin and boozin" and most likely filling their gullets with an American classic rye pizza. I just hope they had a designated driver! ba-doom, ba-doom!

The song and lyrics gave me the inspiration to tackle another American classic pizza made with 1/3 stone ground rye flour. I made a rye sourdough preferment and let the dough counter rise for 8 hours. I cooked them in the Little Black Egg for 3 1/2 minutes.

Nice pictures!I'm not sure what a rye crust would taste like. If I were to called upon to make a rye dough, I would probably dress it with some well rinsed sauerkraut, sausage and onions and call it the Slovak.

...Them good old boys were drinkiní whiskey and rye (pizza??) Singiní, "thisíll be the day that I die."

Look at the lyrics and it becomes obvious that "Them good old boys" were "cruzin and boozin" and most likely filling their gullets with an American classic rye pizza. ...

I realize this is an old post, but I wanted to point out that rye is actually referring to Rye Whiskey. It used to also refer to just about all Canadian Whiskey, but not any more. Around Canada you will hear drinks called "Ginger & Rye" or "Rye & Coke" which is the same as Ginger Ale & Whiskey or Whiskey & Coke in the US.